Media 2011
State of the News Media 2011
Key Findings
Media ownership: the Big 6 from freepress.net
"GE 2009 revenues: $157 billion
General Electric media-related holdings include television networks NBC and Telemundo, Universal Pictures, Focus Features, 26 television stations in the United States and cable networks MSNBC, Bravo and the Sci Fi Channel. GE also owns 80 percent of NBC Universal.
Walt Disney 2009 revenues: $36.1 billion
The Walt Disney Company owns the ABC Television Network, cable networks including ESPN, the Disney Channel, SOAPnet, A&E and Lifetime, 277 radio stations, music and book publishing companies, production companies Touchstone, Miramax and Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, the cellular service Disney Mobile, and theme parks around the world.
News Corporation 2009 revenues: $30.4 billion
News Corporation’s media holdings include: the Fox Broadcasting Company; television and cable networks such as Fox, Fox Business Channel, National Geographic and FX; print publications including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and TVGuide; the magazines Barron’s and SmartMoney; book publisher HarperCollins; film production companies 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Blue Sky Studios; numerous websites including MarketWatch.com; and non-media holdings including the National Rugby League."
Read about Time Warner, Viacom, and CBS from Media ownership: the Big 6 from freepress.net
Here are the major US TV Networks:
Adults 18-49: Rating/Change from last season
Fox 3.7/+3%
CBS 3.2/+3%
NBC 2.7/-4%
ABC 2.7/-7%
Median Age:
Fox 44
NBC 48
ABC 50
CBS 54
2009-10 SERIES RANKER IN ADULTS 18-49 (rating/share)
1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 9.1/24
2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 8.4/22
3 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 7.2/18
4 UNDERCOVER BOSS CBS 6.2/15
5 THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 5.3/13
6 GREY'S ANATOMY ABC 5.1/13
6 LOST ABC 5.1/12
8 HOUSE FOX 4.9/13
9 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 4.8/11
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 4.8/12
11 THE OFFICE NBC 4.5/11
11 SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS CBS 4.5/13
13 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 4.4/11
13 THE BACHELOR ABC 4.4/10
15 SURVIVOR: SAMOA CBS 4.3/12
15 GLEE FOX 4.3/11
17 THE BIGGEST LOSER 8 NBC 4.2/11
18 NCIS CBS 4.0/11
18 HELL'S KITCHEN FOX 4.0/11
18 THE MENTALIST CBS 4.0/11
21 FAMILY GUY FOX 3.9/9
21 MODERN FAMILY ABC 3.9/10
21 CSI CBS 3.9/10
24 THE BIGGEST LOSER 9 NBC 3.8/10
25 THE AMAZING RACE 15 CBS 3.7/9
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